§ Mr. DoddsTo ask the Minister of State, Department for International Development what assistance the Department has given to Romania in each year since 1997. [124478]
§ Hilary BennThe UK provides assistance to Romania through its' contribution to European Commission aid programmes and through a bi-lateral aid programme focused on Public Administration Reform, Social Policy Reform, Child Welfare Reform and Regional Development.
Details of assistance are shown in the following table.
Assistance to Romania in each year from 1997 £ million UK Bi-lateral EC aid Of which: UK share 1997 5.71 76.54 14.54 1998 4.14 104.19 19.90 1999 3.74 150.63 26.74 2000 3.44 174.51 34.31 2001 5.39 345.12 65.23 2002 5.80 165.07 32.02 Europe and Central Asia Dept. 8 July 2003.